LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—A national survey commissioned by LogicMark, Inc., a provider of personal safety and connected care technology, reveals 90% of current family caregivers in America show symptoms of burnout, and the youngest generation is bearing a disproportionate share of the burden.
At the same time, nearly eight in 10 caregivers say they would embrace AI-powered health monitoring, contradicting the assumption that technology is unwelcome in caregiving.
According to the survey, 90% of current family caregivers show burnout symptoms, and 20% describe their burnout as severe.
Results show the impact falls hardest on Generation Z, the youngest caregivers now entering the workforce. Gen Z caregivers are more affected than any older cohort, both professionally and personally with nearly two-thirds (62%) say caregiving cuts into their job performance, compared to 44% of millennials and 45% of Generation X. Half (50%) say caregiving has damaged their personal relationships, a rate that outpaces millennials (41%) and Gen X (38%) by significant margins.
“Most people picture caregiving as a middle-aged concern and, alarmingly, they are avoiding conversations around this phenomenon,” said Chia-Lin Simmons, CEO of LogicMark. “The data says something totally different. Gen Z adults are quietly carrying one of the heaviest loads, and doing it without paid leave, any financial cushion or the support systems older generations had time to build. This is a generational emergency hiding in plain sight.”
One of the survey’s most striking findings shows more than three-quarters of caregivers (77%) say they would embrace or try AI-powered health monitoring systems for their loved one.
“Caregivers don’t want a replacement for human connection,” Simmons said. “They would welcome a hybrid model where technology works in the background to support loved ones in their golden years. That’s a design challenge rather than an adoption problem, and it’s one we’re actively solving.”
The survey surfaces a consistent and significant gender divide in how caregiving is experienced. Results showed men are more likely to describe caregiving as rewarding, while women are more likely to describe it as overwhelming and worrying, and they bear a disproportionate share of the financial and career consequences that go with it.
Women are also more likely to internalize caregiving’s emotional weight over time: 43% of women frequently think about the impact their own future care needs will have on their families, compared to 29% of men. That same sense of responsibility shapes how women think about aging, with 76% wanting to stay in their own homes, compared to 67% of men.
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